books about: sherpas     books:       Tenzing Norgay and the Sherpas of Everest4 reviews Tashi Tenzing, Judy Tenzing International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2003 A unique sherpa's view on Everest expedition This book written by a grandson of Tenzing Norgay, the most renown Sherpa, and his wife living in Sydney is very unique, as all other previously published books on Everest expeditions or anthropology of Sherpas were written by so-called "non-Sherpa" mountaineers born and grown-up outside of Himalaya region. This book tells us a fascinating "insider's" story about the development of sherpas' ...             The Sherpa Journal1 review Brenda Corbett, Judith Colemon South-Western Educational Pub, 2005 Coaching Journal Essential for using the Sherpa Coaching method. Easy to use, meaningful, well organized. A must have.             Touching My Father's Soul: A Sherpa's Journey to the Top of Everest33 reviews Jamling T. Norgay HarperOne, 2002 A Sherpa Man Finds his Spiritual and Family Roots This book was absorbing emotionally and stimulating intellectually. It is the only book about the 1996 Mount Everest disaster written by a Sherpa, the indigenous people who work as porters and guides for commercial expeditions. I have read about five of the books written after the disaster, and wondered about the Sherpa point of view as there was surprisingly little mention of them. The other ...             The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching2 reviews Brenda Corbett, Judith Colemon South-Western Educational Pub, 2005 An informative introduction & provides an independent study of the intricate world of business & valid coaching to the reader Knowledgeably co-authored by business and communication experts Brenda Corbett and Judith Colemon, The Sherpa Guide: Process-Driven Executive Coaching is an informed and informative introduction and provides an independent study of the intricate world of business and valid coaching to the reader. Introducing a timeline for coaching progression, a path through the barriers and complexities of the ...             Sherpas: Reflections on Change in Himalayan Nepal3 reviews James F. Fisher University of California Press, 1990 Knows Sherpa economy and values James Fisher worked with Edmund Hillary in the early 1960's to establish the early Sherpa schools in Khumjung and Jung Gompa (Junbesi) as well as the medical supplies landing strips at Lukla and Phaplu. Thus he learned first hand the basics of Sherpa culture and economy; he had a good working understanding of Sherpa moral values, too. Returning to USA for PhD in Anthropology, Prof. Fisher ...             Tigers of the Snow and Other Virtual Sherpas3 reviews Vincanne Adams Princeton University Press, 1995 hitting a nerve "What is authenticity except anthropology in its most profitable guise?" (229) In Tigers of the Snow and Other Virtual Sherpas, Vincanne Adams (1996) provocatively takes on not only long-cherished images of Sherpas, but also an underlying paradigm of much of the anthropological enterprise. That she hits a nerve is perhaps indicated by the two other readers' reviews, which would in fact deserve ...             Sherpas through their Rituals (Cambridge Studies in Cultural Systems) Sherry B. Ortner Cambridge University Press, 1978 The Sherpas of the Himalayas practice Tibetan Buddhism, a variety of Mahayana Buddhism that has never before been studied in its social setting by an anthropologist. This book is at once a general interpretation of Sherpa culture, an examination of the relationship between the Sherpas' Buddhism and other aspects of their society, and a theoretical contribution to the study of ritual and religious symbolism. In analyzing the symbols of Sherpa ...             Beyond the Summit18 reviews Linda LeBlanc Ama dablam, Inc., 2006 A Must Read for Outdoor Adventurers This fictional story about the Sherpas of the Mt. Everest region of Nepal is highly entertaining and informative. I am planning a trek to Everest base camp and this book provided invaluable insight into my future experience. I have become very interested in the Sherpa culture, food, religion, etc. since reading this book. (Prayer flags fly from my balcony now). Linda does a good job telling ...             Life and Death on Mt. Everest: Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering8 reviews Sherry B. Ortner Princeton University Press, 2001 Sometimes good things come in miswrapped packages... Although Life and Death on Mt. Everest is a book with an identity crisis, it is nonetheless a fascinating work that should interest armchair adventurers and mountaineers alike. Despite the title, parts of the jacket flap blurb, and even the quotes on the back, Life and Death is really an anthropological examination of mountaineering and the Sherpa-Sahib (author's term) relationship, within the ...             The Sherpa and Other Fictions1 review Nila Gupta Sumach Press, 2008 A fine addition to community library short story collections Exposed to many cultures, award winning author Nila Gupta offers a brand new anthology of short stories in "The Sherpa: And Other Fictions". Containing eight inspired and inspiring stories, abased on subjects such as the wars around the war, the loss of loved ones and the proceeding grieving process, and so much more than that. Deftly composed and written, "The Sherpa: And Other Fictions" is a ...             Living in the Middle: Sherpas of the Mid-Range Himalayas1 review Donna M. Sherpa Waveland Press, 1993 Heartfelt but spotty research Donna Sherpa begins her book on Sherpa culture by telling us that it is not a dissertation. That turns out to be quite true, with both good and bad results! This book is a personal story of one American woman's relationship with her Sherpa husband, and through him a curious understanding of Sherpa culture as a whole. The book is really a diary and travel story, full of pleasant anecdotes ...             Sherpas: The Himalayan Legends M.S. Kohli UBSPD, 2003 This book is a compelling narrative of the hardy Sherpas who inhabit the Solu Khumbu district of Nepal and the city of Darjeeling in India. It is based on intimate personal experience, human relations and meticulous research. Captain Kohli climbed with most of the legendary Sherpas on his 15 major expeditions. The present work is a vivid description of his experiences.             The Sherpa Snowalker Bob Susinskas Trafford Publishing, 2006 Does the Yeti exist? Can it be captured? Who is MoBeard? Why could his past endanger the mission of experts who have been charged with the capture of a Yeti?             The Sherpa and the Snowman Charles Stonor Hollis & Carter, 1955             The Inheritor's Sherpa: A Life-Summiting Guide for Inheritors1 review Myra Salzer The Wealth Conservancy, Inc., 2005 I would be lost with out it. I am only about half way through this book and I love it! It has addressed many of the issues I have faced in the last year since my mother's sudden death and even more sudden inheritance. At a time when it is easy to just put your head down and do the things you have to, the excersiezes really make you stop and relflect on how you truly feel and more importnatly, how you are going to progress ...             No Pet Left Behind: The Sherpa Guide for Traveling with Your Best Friend1 review Gayle Martz Thomas Nelson, 2008 The Best of the Best! This is an excellent book on traveling with your pets. It leaves nothing out! Books on travel with pets abound, but most are specialized, dealing with hotels that allow pets. Until `No Pet Left Behind', there wasn't a book that dealt with all aspects of traveling with your pet. This book, deals with it all. Just once glimpse at the table of contents, and you know you have found the ...             High Religion: A Cultural and Political History of Sherpa Buddhism (Culture/Power/History)1 review Sherry B. Ortner Princeton Univ Pr, 1989 Deep comprehensive Sherpa history book, best available We at the Sherpa Friendship Association recommend HIGH RELIGION first and foremost as the best Sherpa history book in English. Sherpa language itself is rarely written, but Ortner went to great lengths to locate original Sherpa histories actually written by educated Sherpa lamas. Her translations of the Sherpa migration (from Kham, Tibet) stories into English are wonderfully detailed, and ...             Tigers of the Snow: How One Fateful Climb Made The Sherpas Mountaineering Legends1 review Jonathan Neale Thomas Dunne Books, 2002 Wonderful This is a book of absolute necessity for anyone who claims to be a mountaineer, and there are few true mountaineers from any school of the art anymore. Showing one of the - if not the first - crucial turning points for the Sherpa people as simple labourors for foolhardy, selfish foreigners to the truest examples of mountaineers on the world's great peaks. 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